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Meaning
Verb
●
To
hurl
; to
release
(an
object
) with some
force
from
one's
hands
, an
apparatus
, etc. so that it
moves
rapidly
through the air.
●
To
eject
or cause to
fall
off.
●
To
move
to another
position
or
condition
; to displace.
●
In Ceramics:
To make (a
pot
) by
shaping
clay
as it
turns on
a wheel.
●
In Cricket:
To
deliver
(the
ball
)
illegally
by
straightening
the
bowling
arm
during
deliver
y.
●
In Computing:
To
send
(an
error
) to an exception-handling
mechanism
in order to
interrupt
normal
processing.
●
In Sports & Video games:
To
intentionally
lose
a game.
●
In Sports:
(of
a game
where
one's
role is
throwing
something) to
perform
in a
specified
way in
(a match).
●
To
confuse
or mislead.
●
To
send
desperately.
●
To imprison.
●
To
organize
an
event
, especially a party.
●
To
roll
(a
die
or dice).
●
To cause a certain number on the
die
or
dice
to be shown after
rolling
it.
●
In Bridge:
To discard.
●
In Martial arts:
To
lift
the
opponent
off the ground
and
bring
him
back down
, especially into a
position
behind the thrower.
●
To change in order to give the
illusion
that the
voice
is that of someone else.
●
To show
sudden
emotion
, especially anger.
●
To project or
send
forth.
●
To
put on
hastily
; to
spread
carelessly.
●
To
twist
two or more
filaments
of (silk, etc.)
so as to
form one
thread
; to
twist
together, as
singles
, in a
direction
contrary to
the
twist
of the
singles
themselves; sometimes
applied
to the whole
class
of
operations
by which
silk
is
prepared
for the weaver.
●
In Baseball:
To
select
(a
pitcher
); to
assign
a
pitcher
to a given role (such as
starter
or reliever).
●
To
install
(a bridge).
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
twist
or turn.
●
In Football (American):
Synonym of pass
●
To deliver.
●
In Veterinary medicine:
Of
animals
: to
give birth
to (young).
●
Obsolete
spelling
of throe
Noun
●
The
flight
of a
thrown
object.
●
The
act
of
throwing
something.
●
One's ability to throw.
●
A
distance
travelled
; displacement.
●
A
piece
of
fabric
used to
cover
a
bed
,
sofa
or other
soft
furnishing.
●
A
single
instance
,
occurrence
,
venture
, or chance.
●
In Veterinary medicine:
The
act
of
giving birth
in
animals
, especially in cows.
●
A
moment
, time, occasion.
●
A
period of time
; a while.
●
Obsolete
spelling
of throe
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
throw
English
throwen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bowl
Bung
Buzz
Cast
Catapult
Chuck
Dash
Direct
Fire
Fling
Flip
Heave
Hurl
Launch
Lob
Pitch
Project
Propel
Eject
Displace
Relocate
Pass
Feck
Hurtle
Shy
Skew
Sling
Throw
Toss
Stound
Throe
Deal
Throw Off
Take A Dive
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Put
Shove
Knock
Bring
Blow
Turn
Pass
Dump
Take
Kick
Roll
Send
Push
Ball
Drag
Drop
Hang
Carry
Jump
Shoot
Break
Grab
Lay
Shot
Squeeze
Leave
Catch
Punch
Lift
Place
Pick
Give
Swing
Hold
Burn
Game
Slap
Shake
Pour
Lock
Smash
Wipe
Hand
Bounce
Player
Slip
Projectile
Move
Tossing
Draw
Bat
Run
Spit
Tip
Pick Up
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Rhymes
O
0
Mo
Do
Oh
Jo
No
Po
Lo
Go
Ho
So
Yo
Owe
Ago
Roe
Joe
Pho
Joe
Low
Mow
Foe
Noh
Soh
Soe
Doe
Gro
Sho
Pro
Sew
Fro
Sow
Woe
Tow
Hoa
Yoe
Flo
'Ho
Yeo
Row
Bow
Eau
Poe
Hoe
Toe
Voe
Zho
Bro
Tho
Rho
Beau
Sloe
Drow
Know
Faux
Show
Floe
Crow
Pro-
Shew
Glow
Whoa
Atgo
Slow
Trow
Blow
Arow
Flow
Rowe
Stow
Lowe
Grow
Ammo
Snow
Schmo
So-So
Throe
Stowe
Below
Dough
Throw
Hello
Shojo
Betow
Beaux
Aglow
Schmoe
Beknow
Bestow
Gateau
Acknow
Besnow
Landau
Though
Upgrow
Bureau
Outgrow
Plateau
Undergo
Oversow
Wenzhou
Electro
Pierrot
Outshow
Tableau
Apropos
Chateau
ChâTeau
Conflow
Although
Bordeaux
Foreslow
Yo-Ho-Ho
Workflow
Heave-Ho
Overflow
Overthrow
Castellnou
De Trop
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